Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-20
A LIFE OF PLEASURE.
HAPPY EXISTENCE OF THE INDIAN
POTENTATES IN HlNDOSTAN.

Native Royalty Under Surseliiaboe-Aho
Only Bugbear Which Haunts the In
dian Ruler-Hotbeds of Intrigue-A
Peep Behind the Scenes
or the dusky crowned heads OF the world
the life of Hindostan king or queen Is the
happiest They have literally no cares nor
burdens, either political or domestic, and az
long as they content themselves with a happy
mediocrity of viciousness, they are permitted
to regale their sepsuous appetite5 with every
species Of sensual pleasure. The English rule
in India is essentially parental one. The
Indian political agent Is generally military
officer who has earned for himself the conf
dence of the government without ever hav-
ing run any serious risk to either life or limb.
He Is invariably a very astute soldier. In
variably enters into diplomacy es poor man
with large and shabbily arTayed family,
but always leaves the service with an i'm
mense fortune and considerable estate In
England. Sometimes the political agent and
the native sovereign do not live amicably.
Then trouble ensues, and the independent
king or princeling goes to the wall
Briefly stated, the political agent b ex-
pected to do but two things One Is that be
keep the evil passions OF the king, to whose
court he is accredited. from stirring up strife
and embarking In any hostile enterprise
against the English; and the second thing to
accumulate wealth and he civil to all Euro
pean visitors of good standing.
THE IDLE LUXURY.
This, then, is the only bugbear that haunts
the Indian ruler. Otherwise he Is tbs most
independent monarch In the world. 1t Is
true that be cannot wage war, nor make
treaties, nor enter into political relations
with foreign powers, but the Indian king oil
today has generally no inclination for such
arduous undertakings He has soldiers and
forts and canons and improved weapons, bat
these are merely sppendages of royalty and
would be dangerous TO him, emily that his
army Is kept under control by his allies, the
English, who have q military cantonnent
conveniently near his capital Sometimes
there are military outbreaks, notably IN t9e
state of Haiiierabad, whose nigan has in his
pay one or two regiments or Arab cavalry
| which frequently nlutiny. The jail
| Of Cavalier is Individually the most dangerous
| OF these sovereign allies BE Is G man OF
military instincts, and has an army, it IS said
that could in an emergency show u roster q
| so, 600 men. After the Franco-Prussian wal
| his royal highness reorganizei bis army upon
| the German system. completely discardine
that OF the French, which had before beer
his model, and so far did be carry bis con
tempt that he deprived some half breel
| French officers OF the positions they held II
his service, on the ground that a nation
| which met with such terrible defeat IL s.
short specs OF time could no. produce goo
| soldiers
The early life OF a native king Is nos. per
hsps, the very best school IN the world &
foster the noble qualities that may la In
herited in a mans character. Ths Eenana
| hotbed Of intrigue. Ii IS tie part Of IL
palace which is set aside for women, and c
there are few hundred Of these royal wives
each OF them perhaps with one or more sons
and each Of them desperately anxious for hi
welfare, there Is no doubt tia: tie heir ap
parent runs more risk Of being strapglsd o
accidentally sat upon when cocing IN b